TREND & INNOVATION SCOUTING

Would you like to get insights into current technology trends and developments in order to increase your own innovative power? Leverage external innovation for your company with the help of our scouting process. We identify and analyze based on your strategic goals and needs:

NEW TRENDS & TECHNOLOGIES

New technologies, user interfaces, artificial intelligence, machine learning, Big Data, Internet of Things, 3D print and many other technologies from Silicon Valley can open up new paths for you.

STARTUPS & EMERGING COMPANIES

We support you in identifying and categorizing start-ups along your value chain.
Which start-ups can complement and enrich your traditional business processes or products? Which can you help build new products and services?

NEW BUSINESS MODELS AND USE CASES

We identify new business models on the edge of your existing business processes and analyze to what extent they create a positive contribution and new opportunities in your company. Make your business model future-proof!

CROSS INDUSTRY OPPORTUNITIES

We identify collaboration and cooperation opportunities between you and Silicon Valley-based technology companies, such as Google and Apple but even more unknown first and second tier players.

With our long-standing expertise and competence as well as our widespread network in the most innovative valley in the world, we are the first address for German companies who want to harness the world of innovation and startups for their long-term success.

Through our scouting process, you’ll get an individual insight into the world of innovation and digital transformation in a short time. Your company can thus test innovation concepts in a particularly cost-effective and time-efficient manner or react to risks through trends and innovations.

Step 1

In a multi-day “engagement workshop”, we create a common ground by defining goals and challenges to be solved.

Step 2

Over a certain period of time, we are continuously researching trends, innovations, identify and analyzing disruptive startups and researching other interesting contacts.

Step 3

We select the suitable contacts for you based on jointly developed filter criteria, from the generated database.

Step 4

We will present the results of our scouting in regular reports, which will show you the appropriate innovation opportunities/chances as well as potential risks for your business model.

Step 5

Based on continuous feedback and the success rate of contact brokerage, we continuously adapt the scouting approach to your business.

THE MIELE CASE

Miele is the world market leader in premium household appliances and is distinguished by its high-quality products. Digitalization, however, does not stop at the home appliance industry: On the one hand, it enables new functions, improved customer experiences and new business models, but on the other hand, it also offers the potential for disruption. In order to exploit this innovative potential in the smart home sector, Miele commissioned German Silicon Valley Innovators to provide support.